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NBA Star Karl-Anthony Towns Battling COVID-19

The coronavirus has continued to disproportionately affect Black and brown people at an alarming rate as cases surge across the…
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It’s Time Health Research Included Black People

Many African Americans remain hesitant to participate in medical research. Why?
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What The COVID-19 Vaccine Means For Black Folks

Dr. Armen Henderson, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Miami and internal medicine physician, discusses the coronavirus vaccine…
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Dr. Dre Speaks Out After Suffering Brain Aneurysm

After suffering a brain aneurysm which led to a stay in the ICU in Cedars-Sinai, the legendary producer thanked his…
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Covid Vaccine Must Address Racial Health Disparities

From speaking out about racial disparities in our health care system and even participating in a COVID-19 vaccine trial, Dr.…
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Representation Matters

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's decision against picking a Black woman to fill Kamala Harris' U.S. Senate seat has set off…
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'Significantly More Contagious'

Parts of Europe were in full panic mode as public health officials there reported what seemed to be the U.K.…
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Your Covid Vaccine Questions Answered

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a public health pediatrician whose research exposed the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, answers questions about the vaccine…
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Closing The Racial Covid Gap

Research psychologists who study the social influences of health and mental health among marginalized groups and help design interventions for…
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Ways To Help With America’s Growing Hunger Crisis

As the pandemic moves into its deadliest wave yet and economic relief from the federal government remains up in the…
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Letitia Wright Responds To Anti-Vaxxer Accusations

The "Black Panther" actress is one of many Black public figures who are openly questioning the safety and effectiveness of…
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Will Black Communities Get The COVID-19 Vaccine First?

The revelation leaves a pin in a conversation around how medical authorities will address distributing the virus to Black communities,…
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Challenge Convincing Black People To Trust Covid Vaccines

One of the vaccines being developed has been shown to be close to 95% effective. But no vaccine will be…
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Meghan Markle's Miscarriage Underscores Black Pregnancy Loss

"I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second," she wrote in a New York…
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Survey: Black Folks' Covid Vaccine Trust Issues Confirmed

It was already pretty established that Black and brown folks were leery of being inoculated with the coronavirus vaccine, but…
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Diversity Needed For Effective COVID-19 Clinical Trials

While Blacks make up 13 percent of the population, they account for 21 percent of COVID-19 related deaths. And The…
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Who Gets Covid Vaccine First? Distribution Questions Linger

As Black people disproportionately suffer from Covid-19, there are lingering questions about the distribution process that will determine who gets…
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Sinbad's Stroke Draws Attention To Blacks' Doubled Risk

The stroke suffered by comedian and actor Sinbad drew attention to Black people's heightened risk of suffering brain attacks.
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Obamacare Poised To Survive, For Now

Trump vowed to make the Republicans the “party of health care" ahead of the 2020 election.
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COVID-19 Positive Tests Halt Kamala Harris' Campaign

Sen. Kamala Harris won't be traveling for the next few days after a couple of staffers associated with her campaign…
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